... I Army rEQ1RGANISATION IN AMERICA. it- ts The New York papers publish the report of a le joint-committee appointed by Congress in June a last, to prepare a scheme for the reurganisation of We the army. The committee have drawn up a bill, is twhich, theysay, will, if adopted, make a condensed Y. and complete code of army law. Of this bill a is Washington despach in the ?? York Tiibws gives .d ...

... ANDERSON'S COLLEGE, t _ h PROOSUD RZEOVAL TO THE WEST END. e * Considering the extent to which the instit. tion bearing the above name has contributed to advance scientific education, and bearing in mind also the many eminent men whose names have been enrolled amongst its teachers and taught, it is scarcely possible that we can - remain uninterested in any movement which may result in the ...

... CALLY ~ f~yP7a) THE PROPOSED LOTTEO p- o CALLY CON S F-D 9 (BY As OCCASIONA' CONT';-ctt,) Having studied with some degree oF the doctrine of chances and thea z, - Sof lotteries, I would, with yovr 'aerwi; ...

... a Ascot M'LirAN, of 57 Dalrymple Stre Ms Ac-ic M'LucAs, of 57 Dalrymple Street, writes to say that he is not the person of that name whno was robbed of a gold chain and locket, as re- ported in this column on Tuesday. STABBING CASE; ON BOARD A STEAM-WhlelI the steamer Thistle was on her patiage from Dublin to Greenook yesterday morning a case of stabbing took place on board. It appears that ...

... GLASGOW AND SOuTa-WSTERT AILWVAY. ; A.eciaA general meeting of the prosriters of Pi ( the kwtow ?? I~lllay senpany :e was held yesterday in the offices of the euxepany, . Bridge Street-Sir James Lamneden presiding- for the purpose of considering3 a bill now being. promoted in PariamDent conferring furthier powvers f ,on the Ceopany, for the costru'thons of wvorks. .acquisition of uds, and the ...

... FRIDAY MORNING, FE:BFu.,Y 1. :,i \From the official despatches published to-day It appears that the Russian Government pro- fesses to be in as complete a state of ignorance i as that of Turkey in reference to the armistice negotiations. Prince Gortschakoff has assured the British Ambassador at St Petersburg that e since the 26th ult. neither the Emperor rior the ( Government have received any ...

... THE PAPAL CONCLAVE-VIL - . I - I At the end of the nine days' funeral services l the Pope's remains are consigned to their tem- I porary resting-place, in a plain marble sarco- hagus, over a door near the choir of St Peter's. l Were they remain until the death of the next Pope, where they are taken down and deposited in the crypt of the church, andtheit place taken 1 5p by tlhe bodyof the Pope ...

... THE SOCIALIST BEILL. * (FRoM OUPR OWs CORRFPONDEi.) Berlin, August 30. Tue Socialist Bill has passed through the itundesrath or Federal Council, and any hopes whiah the Liberals mav have cherished that it, [would emierge froa the process improved as well as imodified bave, according to their own plain- tive declarations, been grievously disappointed. . it has been considerably changed, and ...

... TEBE LATE REV. JOBIN HAMLTON. rusVEBAL SESYXS. On Sunday funeral services consequent on the death of the pastor, the Rev. John Hamilton, took place in Free West Church, Kent Road. There was a crowded attendance at beth diets. The Rev. John MI'Derrnid, of Cnmberlaud Street Church occupied the pulpit in the forenoon, and preached an appropriate discourse from Hebrews ix. 24. At the close of his ...

... THE RO-klS ANB BIDGES BILL. PUBLIC arrEne=G asITERB CTY HALL. a1 Last night a pnblicwmfeeting, convened by the -Hon. Wl~i.iam CollinsLord Provost, in responsea to a numerously and ieifluentially signed requisi- n tiarn was held in the City Hall, for the purpose of 'considerin- the Roads and 13ridges (Scotland) Bill, jasd especially the clauses in it imposing exce'- aion~land bnjustist -rdens ...

... . . (BY AN OCCASIONAL CORnrSPOD1EN-) Friday, I er Wednesday the two Commissions of d j General Asembly were indicted to meet. The o ancient idea of fixing the meeting for the 14th of August seems to have.been to gather up and t report the results of the supreme court in May, v and to report to this Committee of the whole I It House how its injunctions had been carried a out. This year there ...

... Aa STXEERS A-ND YACETS. The Fair week and the regatta week com- I ing together brought about a crisis in steamboat obstractions which are in want of remedy. At $S.ourook, alonter's Quay, and Rothesay yachts crowd the anchorages adjacent to the piers with- out paying any regard to the passage of the: river steamers and the safety of their passengers. At all times during the summer months are ...